New catalogue sees sweeping changes to many RRPs
Argos’ games offering has felt the effect of the retailer being forced to increase its prices.
As reported earlier this month, the firm has raised many prices by five per cent due to global exchange rates and other pressures.
In its new catalogue, which was released last weekend, the retailer sells a standard Wii bundle (with Wii Sports) for £195.73 – over £15 more expensive than Nintendo’s RRP.
However, the rise reflects Nintendo’s decision to increase the console’s trade price by around £18 earlier this year. GAME stocks the same deal for £179.99 – and £164.99 online – while Amazon sells the Wii for £164.99.
In its new catalogue, Argos offers the Xbox 360 Elite for £224.79, just under £5 more than Amazon and GAME, which vend the SKU for £219.99.
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Argos lists the PS3 at £293.79 – £4 more than Amazon, but actually £7 under the system’s SRP.
Despite expensive hardware, the catalogue also contains an impressive 12 pages of Wii games and accessories, as well as 13 pages of DS hardware and software. Elsewhere, it offers nine pages of Xbox 360 games and consoles and eight pages of PS3-specific products.
In total its catalogue sports 50 pages of video games items.
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up to 20% increase
On one item I tried to buy before the catalogue changeover (which was conveniently out of stock), there was a 20% increase in the price.
It wasn't a game related item, but it just showed how much they are ripping off the customers by on a more general basis.
Stop it now!
Why complain when a normally agressive retailer ups their prices? There's constant moaning on here about supermarkets et al selling at cost or below. Then when the prices move towards RRPs they're 'ripping people off'! Behave will you.
I'm sure Argos have been as aggressive on all products (not just games) and are now looking at margin rather than market share.
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